Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure

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climbed El Catitan, but he did it with no equipment, and in just under four hours he reached the summit. As a teenager in New Hampshire, he organized his ski-racing buddies and led them up cliffs and into half-frozen water, assigning prizes and ranks as motivation in his own invented game of institutionalized chicken. There are awkward passages about his love life, and his dynamic with older mentors, like Mark Synnott, that seem forced, like the editors were demanding something interesting to add to the story.

The experience of free soloing is not a rollercoaster-type rush of pure excitement, Honnold tells us. They are selected based on genuine mentions and recommendations made by Alex Honnold in various public platforms.Jack Geldard cuts through the hyperbole and reviews Alone on the Wall, by Alex Honnold and David Roberts. Honnold via the sketches of his climbs and his wholehearted efforts to answer the question he has admitted he’s quite tired of being ask— do you fear falling and dying while free soloing?

Again, when it's all over, we're still left wondering whether climbing is, or is not, a form of insanity. I received this as an eBook from PENGUIN GROUP Dutton via NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review of the title.It took 47 days to climb it the first time, and it was considered amongst the community of climbers that a ‘free solo’ attempt would be so far beyond human limits and endurance that it was virtually impossible. If you are a just a reader of outdoor non- fiction who loves to learn about other adventure sports and exciting outdoor stories, don't waste your time.